There’s been a wee bit of holiday happenins as of late over here.

Last Friday night, Hairy and I went with Oliver & Esther to his mom’s house to decorate gingerbread houses. I haven’t decorated a (real) gingerbread house since I was little, and it was never really a tradition when I was growing up. It was really fun, except that Hairy kept covering EVERYTHING I did with icing! He said it was snow and that it was realistic….

Check out my most triumphant snowman! I can’t believe he stayed upright during a drive across the Golden Gate Bridge.

Then on Sunday, Hairy and I hosted a white elephant gift exchange, and a “food that looks like other food” potluck. We ate some pretty crazy stuff (and had to supplement with snacks from Trader Joe’s), so you should check it out on ieatyuckystuff.com!

For the gift exchange, Hairy made a t-shirt at Bang-On in the Haight:

In future holiday happenins: I believe Hairy and I are driving down to Disneyland this weekend to join a group of gals decked out in ugly Christmas sweaters. I still have to make mine! Hairy already bought his!

This morning I had to take Bibi to the vet because one of her toes is like twice its normal size. The vet didn’t seem too concerned and gave her some antibiotics and painkillers. She has been sleeping all day. I was able to get myself ready and the dogs out the door in 20 minutes. This is a record for me. I seem to have gotten all my clothes on properly but I did realize later that Bunny’s harness was on upside down……

The peppermint pin sold like two minutes after I loaded it to my site. Cray Cray!!!!

Kaboom!, originally uploaded by TWiNKiE CHAN.

“Kaboom! xoxo, The Poo Marauder”

This has so many inside jokes wrapped up into it, that if I explained it, it probably wouldn’t be funny anymore.

Let’s just say: think twice before leaving me alone in your house.

MuAHAHAHAHAHHHHA.

Okay, I didn’t have internet on Friday, and today I slept until 3pm to make up for all my sleep dep during the weekdays, and tomorrow is our super awesome themed brunch I’ll post about later….so what I’m getting at is….

MY SUPER AWESOME LAST CHANCE HOLIDAY SHOP UPDATE WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT!!!! It will include scarves, cute-tility packs, special holiday pins, and ….SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOODIES!!!!!!! SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really cute shop update tomorrow!!!!!

I call this one Evolution of Love: the Scrutiny, the Lure, and then, THE KILL!

Buttons gingerbread, originally uploaded by TWiNKiE CHAN.

Sooo after my sewing date with Manda this morning, I headed back up to the city and stopped by ImagiKnit for some yarn for mittens. I also needed two black buttons for eyes on a brooch, and then I found myself staring and drooling over all the little tubes of colorful buttons. Seriously, kid, candy store, that’s what it was like.

I did buy my black buttons and mitten yarn, but I also came away with these gingerbread gems, 10 each! Don’t know what I want to use them for yet, but it seemed an important “investment”!

I also got these:

They remind me of Swedish Fish!

And also these:

Yup, Cheez Its!!!! (sorta)

I tend to become obsessed with buttons every now and then, which is dangerous, because then I hoard them and never use them!!! Years and years ago I had a set of Ritz cracker buttons, and now I have no idea where they are. SAD!!